A collection of the sharpest shooters in the land put their skills on display at the NBA Three-Point Shoot, Saturday night down in New Orleans, part of All-Star weekend's activities.

And since it's on TV, ya know, we're thinking about betting on it.

Golden State's Stephen Curry is the most renowned long-range bomber in the land at the moment, but the best doesn't always win in situations like this. Might bettors find value elsewhere in this contest?

Here's a quick look at Bovada's NBA All Star game odds on the 3-point contest board, as of earlier this week.

Curry, of course, was the favorite at odds of 2/1. The former Davidson star has been in full “bombs-away” mode this season; Wednesday night he shot four-for-four from beyond the arc against Miami; a couple of days before that he went six-for-nine from long range against Philly; and a couple of weeks ago he went eight-for-13 against the Jazz.

Last year Curry, while setting a new league record for 3-pointers made, averaged 7.7 three-point attempts per game; this year he's got that up to 8.2. However, his 3-point shooting percentage is down, from 45 percent last year to 41.5 percent this season.

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Still, without a hand in his face, 3-pointers might seem like free-throws to Curry Saturday night.

Minnesota's Kevin Love, who won the 3-point contest two years ago in Orlando, was the second choice at 4/1.

Cleveland G Kyrie Irving, the contest's defending champion after winning last year in Houston, came next at 11/2.

Orlando's Arron Afflalo, who's shooting 42.5 percent from beyond the arc this season, followed at 5/1.

Portland’s Damian Lillard, slated to participate in five events this weekend, including the All-Star game Sunday night, and San Antonio's Marco Belinelli, who leads all contestants this season in 3-point accuracy at a shade under 45 percent, were both lined at 6/1.

Washington's Bradley Beal, who shooting 43 percent from long range this year, was lined at 15/2, and Brooklyn's Joe Johnson (39 percent) completed the field at 10/1.

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The Los Angeles Clippers are 6-2 SU and ATS over their last eight games. On Monday they host the Phoenix Suns as a 7.5-point home favorite.

Los Angeles is 3-1 SU and ATS in its last four games against the Suns, and eight of the last 10 games between these two games have played UNDER the total. [ See matchup details and live NBA odds ]

Later in the week, the Clippers head to Texas for a tough back-to-back facing the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night and the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night. The Clippers are 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS in their last four against Dallas and 3-6 SU and 5-4 ATS in their last nine against San Antonio.

The Spurs are 11-4 SU at home this season but just 5-10 ATS according to the NBA betting odds.

The top two teams in the Western Conference square off Tuesday night when the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Portland Trail Blazers. Oklahoma City is 25-5 SU and 17-13 ATS this season, but will be without Russell Westbrook until the all-star break after he suffered another knee injury last week.

Portland has been excellent on the road this season with a 12-3 SU and 10-5 ATS record.

Since losing back-to-back games for the first time all season, the Indiana Pacers have been back on track with a 4-0 SU and ATS record over their last four games. On Wednesday night, the Pacers head to Toronto to take on the Raptors. Toronto is 6-2 SU and ATS over its last eight games with three outright upsets.

The banged up Miami Heat picked up an impressive win as a 7-point underdog Saturday night in Portland against the Trail Blazers. After going on the road to take on the Denver Nuggets on Monday, the Heat return home to host the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night.

The total could be set high in that one as the Warriors are a great shooting team and Miami is 7-1 on the OVER in its last eight games.

On Saturday, the Chicago Bulls host the Atlanta Hawks. Chicago is 7-2 SU and 5-3-1 ATS in its last nine games against the Hawks, with eight of those nine games going UNDER the total.

Love them or hate them, the Miami Heat are good for business in basketball betting circles and they open the 2013-2014 season as solid favorites to repeat as NBA champions.

Make that, three-peat as champions.

LeBron James et al are +250 on the NBA futures menu at shops such as Topbet.eu.

Oklahoma City is a fairly distant second betting choice at +650 with the San Antonio Spurs well back at 10-1.

The Los Angeles Clippers start their second straight season as a better NBA championship bet than the Lakers. They were +800, while the Chicago Bulls - hoping for a rebound season from Derrick Rose - are +900, according to Topbet.eu oddsmakers.

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